basic auth symlink

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 11:56:01AM -0500, AMP Admin wrote:

> I'm not sure if it does or not.

It doesn't.

Maxim Dounin

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nginx at sysoev.ru [mailto:owner-nginx at sysoev.ru] On Behalf Of Maxim Dounin
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:35 AM
> To: nginx at sysoev.ru
> Subject: Re: basic auth symlink
> 
> Hello!
> 
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 11:08:48AM -0500, AMP Admin wrote:
> 
> > Can you add basic authentication to a symlink in the web directory?  I tried it but I don’t get a prompt.  Just want to check if it’s possible before I start troubleshooting my config.  Thanks. 
> 
> It should work as long as nginx doesn't distinguish symlinks from 
> real files/directories.
> 
> Maxim Dounin
> 
>